Thank you so much for writing this. I have so much to think about. As a white woman I have absolutely been guilty of so much that you describe. I don’t think I realized it was because I believed I was weak. I felt like I was operating from a personal perspective with a history of abuse from men. I don’t know how to process that in this framework or decouple that yet.
Amazing article. Thank you for this essay. I think fear is such a strong emotion that drives people to conformity, and then perpetuates belief systems of fear, a vicious circle . So much to think about from your essay and from my own experiences. Thank you for sharing this. I think if ‘we’ ( anyone living in cultural fear of someone who is different to themselves ) are unable to uncover their own fear biases it may led to changing belief systems, away from fear and toward kindness and acceptance...which might, just might help dismantle the colonial patriarchy and power structures...
Thank you so much for writing this. I have so much to think about. As a white woman I have absolutely been guilty of so much that you describe. I don’t think I realized it was because I believed I was weak. I felt like I was operating from a personal perspective with a history of abuse from men. I don’t know how to process that in this framework or decouple that yet.
Amazing article. Thank you for this essay. I think fear is such a strong emotion that drives people to conformity, and then perpetuates belief systems of fear, a vicious circle . So much to think about from your essay and from my own experiences. Thank you for sharing this. I think if ‘we’ ( anyone living in cultural fear of someone who is different to themselves ) are unable to uncover their own fear biases it may led to changing belief systems, away from fear and toward kindness and acceptance...which might, just might help dismantle the colonial patriarchy and power structures...